Right Handed Hay Rake

Right handed hay rake HAY & FORAGE HARVESTING Rakes (44) 13-6-6 Arvin De Cook, Sully, Iowa, converted a left hand rake to a right hand rake which he pulls in tandem with a left hand rake. "Putting the two rakes together this way causes less hay damage," says De Cook. "Before converting this rake we used a tandem rake hitch, pulling two left hand rakes which moved hay the entire width of the two rakes, or 18 ft. I decided one left hand and one right hand rake would cause less hay damage because hay would never be rolled more than the width of one rake. Finding a used right hand rake was difficult so I converted a left hand rake to a right hand rake. "After completely dismantling the rake, I reversed the mounting brackets and baskets by turning everything upside down. I remounted the gearbox on the right hand rake and connected a new driveshaft to it. Then I remounted the teeth and bent their ends in the opposite direction. The only out-of-pocket cost was for the longer drive shaft, bearing, and new paint." Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Arvin De Cook, RR 1, Sully, Iowa 50251 (ph 515 594-3438).

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